Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
General 11eps.
DOMESTIC.

Benton y. Hail OF Iowa is the new
commissioner of patents.
Gov. Ames of Massachusetts has ap-
pointed April 80 as Arbor day in that
State.
John +. Raymond, the actor, is dead
aged 81. He became famous in the part
of "Col. Sellers
Hart q Russell, boot and shoe dealers
at No. l25 Federal street, Boston, have
assigned with liabilities of $4,000 and
assets unknown.
Capt Boyton, who started from Hud-
son, n. Y, on Tuesday of last week to
swim to New York city, arrived at the
Battery at p. m. Sunday.
The drouth in Texas is very far-reach-
ing and is causing much loss. Cattle are
dying for lack of food and water. and
the cotton crop is threatened,
st. Augustine Fla, was visited by
fire Tuesday morning that DESTROYED
about S250,O0O worth of property, includ-
ing the old Spanish cathedral.
The Pennsylvania senate has finally
passed the joint resolution proposing
woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment, by vote of yeas 81 nays 1G.
The admirers of Mr. Beecher were not
confined to his own congregation. A
Jewish temple at st. Louis has subscribed
$500 to the Beecher monument fund.
There have been filed with the clerk of
the House of Representatives seven cleo
ton contests in the next Congress.
Among them is one for the seat of Car
Isle of kentucky.
The army of the Cumberland will hold
its annual reunion in Washington Nav
II and u, and will participate in the GER
emones attending on the unwilling of
the Garfield statue.
The debt of $4,000 of the American
Home Missionary society has been more
than raised by contributions in response
to circulars sent to churches throughout
the country a few weeks ago.
y Galveston, Tex, dispatch of We'd
nesday says: Copious rains fell today
in the western and northwestern sections
OF the State. principally in the grazing
districts, where they were most needed.
Two iron-worling concerns in Pitts
burg are compelled to suspend operations
owing to the Interpretation put upon the
interstate commerce law. Several humid
red men are thrown out of employment
The interstate commerce commission
has appointed +. l.. Pugh of Alabama to
II clerkship under that commission. Mr..
fugh Is son of Senator Pugh. This is
the first appointment made by the COM
mission.
COL John NJ. Wilson, Lielft-C Col. PeterC.
Haynes and Maj. Garrett j. Lydecker
have been appointed members of board
to meet in Washington and consider such
matters relating to the proposed Ben
nington battle monument as may be re-
ferred to it,.
The Cherokee female seminary. situated
a mile from Tahlequah, |. T., was burned
Sunday; loss S25O,0OO. The seminary
was built some years ago and was intend
ed to accommodate POO girls. 1t cost
originally S250,000, but few years ago
an addition costing $4,000 was erected.
No lives were lost
Farmer Walter Ridgely of Texarkana,
Ark, who recently killed two ferrymen
named Murphy in quarrel in behalf of
drummer whom they had attempted to
swindle, and later killed two other men
who ambushed him in revenge, was again
attacked at his farm Friday night by two
brothers of the Murphys and another
man. Ridgely killed these three also,
but was himself shot four times, and will
probably die.
The night passenger train on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad was thrown from
the track 10 miles from Nebraska City,
Neb., on January IL. The engineer,
James Dewitt, was instantly killed,
number were injured and property was
, destroyed worth at least $50, 900. James
, Bell and David Hoffman were arrested
for the crime The former testified that
, Hoffman did the job, jury found him
guilty, and he will be hanged in July.
John Workman, a wealthy farmer and
landowner living near Curran, H., was
robbed the other day of $4,000 by three
; men. They drove to Workman's house
one at time, and represented themselves
: to be one an agricultural implement agent,
another dealer in land, and a third Il
friend of the latter. After driving about
the premises, the farmer and the men re-
turned to the farmhouse, when, in the
, midst of a conversation, Workman was
, suddenly seized, thrown to the ground
4 and robbed. The robbers escaped.
4 A shocking accident took place in the
| mine of Chamberlain coliery at st. Clair,